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From Saturday, Oct. 5 through Monday, Oct. 7, the Downtown and Macdonald Campuses will be open only to McGill students, employees and essential visitors. Many classes will be held online. Remote work required where possible. See Campus Public Safety website for details.


Du samedi 5 octobre au lundi 7 octobre, le campus du centre-ville et le campus Macdonald ne seront accessibles qu’aux étudiants et aux membres du personnel de l’Université McGill, ainsi qu’aux visiteurs essentiels. De nombreux cours auront lieu en ligne. Le personnel devra travailler à distance, si possible. Voir le site Web de la Direction de la protection et de la prévention pour plus de détails.

Event

Polishing Your Fellowship Application for Clarity, Concision, and Cohesion F24

Friday, September 27, 2024 11:00to12:30
Polishing Your Fellowship Application for Clarity, Concision, and Cohesion F24

Description
One of the challenges of fellowship writing is how to use the space allotted to communicate clearly and concisely. This hands-on workshop will provide participants with tips and practice on how to edit text without losing the integrity of their ideas.

Learning Objectives
Participants will:
• Learn editing tips and strategies
• Practice editing sample texts for concision, clarity, and cohesion
• Apply one or two techniques to a short sample of their own work

Instructions
To make the workshop as productive as possible, please identify 2-4 paragraphs of your fellowship application that you would like to improve. (A draft is fine).

Facilitator
This workshop will be led by Sarah Wolfson, a Course Lecturer at the McGill Writing Centre with ten years of experience teaching composition and academic writing.

Date, Time, & Location
This workshop will be offered online via Zoom on Friday, 27 September 2024, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. You will receive the Zoom link in a confirmation email once you register.

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